TOWN OF MINA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured, and a man was shot and killed after the sheriff's office responded to a domestic incident in the Town of Mina on Wednesday.
According to Sheriff James Quattrone, deputies responded to the domestic incident on Mina French Creek Road around 4 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies encountered a subject who was armed with a shotgun outside of a home. Sheriff Quattrone said verbal commands were given before gunfire was exchanged between two deputies and the subject.
The subject, described as a middle-aged man, was pronounced dead at the scene. One of the deputies sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his hands.
On Thursday, the sheriff's office identified the subject as 66-year-old Mark W. Bemis.
The Attorney General's Office is investigating per New York State law, along with the Chautauqua County District Attorney's Office, the Forensic Identification Team and the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Quattrone said the deputies wear body cameras and they were activated during the incident. The video will be part of the investigation.
WATCH: Sheriff James Quattrone explains what led up to the shoot-out.
